Comin' in the Back Door

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

1. "If That's the Way You Want It" (Gloria Shayne) - 2:36
2. "Comin' in the Back Door" (Scott Turner) - 2:20
3. "Don't Wait Too Long" (Sunny Skylar) - 2:10
4. "Nocturne" (Claus Ogerman) - 2:40
5. "The Bitter End" (Ogerman) - 2:00
6. "Theme from "Burke's Law" (Herschel Burke Gilbert) - 2:10
7. "Quiet Village" (Les Baxter) - 3:09
8. "Caesar and Cleopatra Theme" (Alex North) - 3:10
9. "Signing Off" (Leonard Feather) - 2:27
10. "Little Tracy" (Wynton Kelly) - 2:39
11. "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Elmer Bernstein) - 2:15

• Recorded in New York City on May 10, 1963 (tracks 7, 8 & 11), November 14, 1963 (tracks 4, 5 & 10) and November 15, 1963 (tracks 1-3, 6 & 9)

• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Kenny Burrell - guitar (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8-11)
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Jimmy Cobb - drums
• Claus Ogerman - string arrangement, conductor (tracks 1-3, 6-9 & 11)
• Unknown musicians - cornet, clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 2 & 5)
• Unknown musician - vibes (tracks 8, 9 & 11)
• Unknown musician - percussion (tracks 1, 7 & 8)
• Unknown musicians - trumpet, trombone, saxophones, conga, timpany, bell (track 11)
• Bob Simpson, Phil Ramone - engineer
• Val Valentin - director of engineering